Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-06-06
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That exceedingly cough quarter Of the
Second ward, known locally a. Pauii's
Row. and generally as tine west side ct
Alley c, north OF Tenth street, WAS the
scene OF a good deal OF disorder about
midnight Saturday night, which culmi-
mated in one of the parties to the trouble
being shot in the back. Disorderly con-
duct in the heighbOrhOOd is nothing un-
usual-in fact, there il hardly a day that
the police are not called to the Row to
quell some trouble or other. About II
O'Clock Saturday night party OF five men
went into Alley c, from Tenth street, and
began search for one Charley Butler, with
whom they had score to settle. One OF
the attacking party had white-handled
revolver, and another an ugly looking
knife, and they caused no end of a cOmmo-
ton as they banged 4 front doors.
and filled the air with c, rises and threats
of violence To Butler, il they should sue
reed i'm catching that individual HutIer
first sought shelter IN the house at 4 friend,
and later in the house OF Mrs. Miller, and
succeeded in evading the gang who were
after him. Two shots were fired By the
visitors. however, presumably ut Butler,
and some ut the frightened citizens sent
| tor the Olicc Officers Dunlap aud Wat
son T, ' 0udcd, and the unwclcomc visitors
| decamped.
sitter Vuicting things down Il little, the
police left the nci.hhorhnOd, officer Dun
| lap remaining near the upper end OF She
market house, " bile OliccrWatSon went out
10 and down Main street No sooner had
the blue coats lett than the gang Ot tOughS
came back. and the trouble w;tS renewed.
Officer Dunlap heard the racket, and
again responded, running up Market
street to the colorcd church building, and
up the little cross alley to Alley {. The
toughs heard him comm" and took to
their heels up Alley e towards
Ninth street. Dunlap fired three shots
from his pistol To attract officer Watson,
but kept ON after the gang. At Ninth
street ne lost sight ct three ct them, hut
followed the other two down Ninth street
to Maiu " here he captured them and took
them 70 the lookup, with the assistance ot
officer Watson. The two men gave their
NAMES as Joseph Ricketts, and Andrew
Klug. and were locked up. They Stoutly
denied having sbcrn IN alley G, or having
taken any part in 4 disturbance.
About halt-p;tst twelve o'clurk yesterday
afternoon 1t WAS discovered that i;lrkcts
had received a revolver ball near the line
OF the spine, and lust below the small
OF the buck. lie had said nothing
about the wound when arrested. nor during
the twelve hours he had spent ~ the lock
up. and neither had his actions been such
rs to indicate that he was hurt, he having
walked to the City Hall when arrested,
~ nimbly ~ any one OF the party. As
soon Is the fact that Ricketts, was shot WAS
made known. ne was allowed To 20 to his
home, on Market street. below Twenty
sixth street, where u physician made an
examination at the wound, prnuouncing 1t
not at all serious.
Who shot Ricketts, is 4 matter of much
doubt Two shots were fired IN the alley
before the officers madt their first visit To
the place while officer Dunlap fired three
NUOl~ az tic Nllllt llt NpIullt'h''h i'N ''h1''
oi the gang. rs Ricketts, and klug SAY
they were not in Alley at all, hut were
standing talking at Main and Ninth streets
when arrested, they could not, ut course,
have been shot up there 10y any enc, max
my the ease a little mysterious The other
three OF the gang had not been identified
up To last night Seven or eight witnesses
have been summoned on the ease for thus
morning, and Ills Honor may succeed in
Strengthening things out From what
could he heard OF the row yesterday, there
e., every reason to believe that Butler
would have been killed had the crowd got
hold of him. and his friends think he made
a narrow escape. Why the crowd "had 1t
in" for him is unknown.